Levanzo (in Sicilian Lèvanzu) is an island in Italy belonging to the Egadi Islands archipelago in Sicily.
It is the smallest of the Egadi, with a surface area of just 5 km ². Known in antiquity under various names such as Buccina, Forbantia and by Arab geographers as Djazirat ‘al Yâbisah ("l’Arida"). Regarding the origin of the present name of the island there are several hypotheses: it could derive from the method of water supply used on the island, consisting of the centuries-old lever applied to the only well on the beach located south, from here "lever up". Another hypothesis suggests that the name of the island of Levanzo derives from a transformation of the word "Laepantio", a name that could perhaps derive from that of a man of illustrious lineage who would have had dominion over the island or from the sailors of Levanto.
